Autopsy reveals Villalon was stabbed 39 times

PORT CLINTON – An autopsy report of homicide victim Jose Villalon revealed he was stabbed 39 times and a toxicology report showed he had a blood alcohol level of 0.37 percent.

Stab wounds to Villalon were caused by a knife measuring nearly six inches long and were found near his left shoulder and chest area, according to Lucas County Coroner Dr. James Patrick. There were also wounds to the rib cage, right lung, liver, stomach and aorta.

Villalon had acute alcohol intoxication, which can cause trauma, delirium, coma or convulsions to a person; according to the report. His blood alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit of Ohio (0.08), according to Port Clinton police.

Ruben G. Gonzalez, 58, 315 Hoover Drive, was charged with aggravated murder, a first-degree felony, according to a police report. He is being held in the Ottawa County Detention Facility.

Gonzalez entered a written plea of not guilty by reasons of insanity during his arraignment on Nov. 6. He has a pretrial set for Feb. 2 at 9:30 a.m.

Port Clinton Police received a 911 call from a neighbor at 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 6. The neighbor said a woman was screaming for help in the roadway and had blood on her hands.

According to the police report, witness Melissa Mendoza, 36, was the voice in the background of the 911 call made to police around 2:30 a.m. During the call, the woman states Gonzalez stabbed Villalon.